Section 15-6-76 - Settlement conference--Alternative dispute resolution

15-6-76. Settlement conference--Alternative dispute resolution.Unless the parties have agreed to engage in alternative dispute resolution or are required to do so by contract or statute, the court may not, by order or local rule, require the parties to engage in a settlement conference or any other form of alternative dispute resolution. Source: SL 2016, ch 238 (Supreme Court Rule 15-16), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.